A comprehensive set of initials (usually referred to as Uncials, Lombardic Initials, or Lombards) of the French variety, adapted from Bergling, J.M. (1918), Art Alphabets and Lettering (Second Edition), Chicago: Blakely-Oswald Printing Company. The font contains over one hundred glyphs, including character outlines for two-color layering. Suitable to accompany most Gothic (especially Textura and Rotunda) and many Roman typefaces, or to be displayed as drop caps or in full titles and headings.

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Sample characters from the Initials "Bergling A" Font

Composition using the Initials "Bergling A" and the Oldtype "Alter Gotisch" Fonts

Selected high-resolution font sheets available for purchase at the Digital Press